Two of the eight men charged in a highly unusual alleged terrorism plot have pleaded not guilty in federal court in Ohio, moving forward one of the more closely watched recent criminal cases involving alleged plans to attack a public event on the White House lawn. The defendants, Tycen Proper and Chandler Scaggs, are among a group accused in a…
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Thomas C. Goldstein, a nationally known Supreme Court advocate and co-founder of SCOTUSblog, has been sentenced in federal court to 72 months in prison for tax crimes and mortgage fraud. The court also revoked his bond and remanded him into custody at sentencing, an unusually sharp procedural turn that underscores how seriously the court viewed the conduct and the need…
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The U.S. Department of Justice on July 9 announced prison sentences for Neil Suresh Chandran and Bryan Lee in a sweeping investor-fraud case that prosecutors said caused more than $45 million in losses to over 10,000 investors. According to the government, the defendants promoted false narratives about extraordinary company valuations and imminent buyouts, using those claims to induce investments on…
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The Alabama State Bar has issued formal ethics guidance on lawyers’ use of artificial intelligence, offering one of the clearest signals yet that AI is no longer just a technology issue for law firms — it is a professional responsibility issue.

The opinion reportedly focuses on two especially sensitive areas: billing and client communication. Lawyers are warned not to charge…
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Zoom Communications, Inc. has launched a new inter partes review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening docket IPR2026-00424 on July 24, 2026. While the petition is newly filed and the full merits record is still developing, the case is already worth watching for companies and counsel focused on communications technology, software patents, and parallel district court/PTAB strategy.

At…
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Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening IPR2026-00432 on July 20, 2026. The proceeding puts at issue the validity of a patent being challenged before the Board, with Palo Alto Networks appearing as the petitioner. As with any newly filed IPR, the most immediate questions for practitioners…
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Brian Markovitz, a principal at Joseph Greenwald & Laake who specializes in wage-and-hour lawsuits and discrimination cases, said in an interview that though the case is novel, it signals a “wave of the future” in employment-related litigation.
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By Neil Cameron, Lead Analyst, Legal IT Insider The relevant unit of governance is not the model. It is the whole system through which it can act. For five days […]
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The Justice Department has proposed an antitrust settlement with Willow Bridge Property Company LLC, one of the country’s largest landlords, in a case that underscores a continuing enforcement priority: the use of pricing algorithms and shared competitively sensitive information in rental housing markets.

According to the government, the case centers on allegations that Willow Bridge participated in information sharing and…
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In this week’s Startup Corner is Lexidesk, a fast-growing legal AI startup tackling one of the most persistent challenges facing smaller law firms: capturing and qualifying new business. Founded in […]
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23andMe’s data-breach exposure grew again this week, as a coalition of more than 40 state attorneys general announced they will share in an additional $18 million resolution over alleged unreasonable security practices. The state deal follows a bankruptcy court’s approval of a separate $46.75 million settlement with private claimants, bringing the combined fallout to $64.75 million and underscoring how cyber…
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